We may give advice, but we can't inspire conduct

Quote by Francois La Rochefoucauld

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If we are to judge of love by the consequences, it more nearly resembles hatred...

If we are to judge of love by the consequences, it more nearly resembles hatred...

Constancy in love is a perpetual inconstancy, in which the heart attaches itself successively to...

Constancy in love is a perpetual inconstancy, in which the heart attaches itself successively to...

Good advice is something a man gives when he is too old to set a...

Good advice is something a man gives when he is too old to set a...

The happiness and misery of men depend no less on temper than fortune

The happiness and misery of men depend no less on temper than fortune

The passions are the only orators which always persuade.

The passions are the only orators which always persuade.

For most men the love of justice is only the fear of suffering injustice.

For most men the love of justice is only the fear of suffering injustice.

The confidence which we have in ourselves engenders the greatest part of that which we...

The confidence which we have in ourselves engenders the greatest part of that which we...

All the passions make us commit faults; love makes us commit the most ridiculous ones.

All the passions make us commit faults; love makes us commit the most ridiculous ones.

When love becomes labored we welcome an act of infidelity towards ourselves to free us...

When love becomes labored we welcome an act of infidelity towards ourselves to free us...

The pleasure of love is in loving, and we derive more happiness from the passion...

The pleasure of love is in loving, and we derive more happiness from the passion...

The pleasure of love is in loving.

The pleasure of love is in loving.

Few persons have sufficient wisdom to prefer censure, which is useful, to praise which deceives...

Few persons have sufficient wisdom to prefer censure, which is useful, to praise which deceives...

Age is a tyrant who forbids at the penalty of life all the pleasures of...

Age is a tyrant who forbids at the penalty of life all the pleasures of...

The easy confidence with which I know another man's religion is folly teaches me to...

The easy confidence with which I know another man's religion is folly teaches me to...

There is no disguise which can hide love for long where it exists, or simulate...

There is no disguise which can hide love for long where it exists, or simulate...

There are very few people who are not ashamed of having been in love when...

There are very few people who are not ashamed of having been in love when...

To know how to hide one's ability is great skill.

To know how to hide one's ability is great skill.

Passion makes idiots of the cleverest men, and makes the biggest idiots clever

Passion makes idiots of the cleverest men, and makes the biggest idiots clever

The qualities of an exceptional cook are akin to those of a successful tightrope walker:...

The qualities of an exceptional cook are akin to those of a successful tightrope walker:...

Intellectual passion drives out sensuality

Intellectual passion drives out sensuality